• From the peak in the summer of 2006, prices are down 18%, but they are up 27% from the March 2012 lows.

• On a seasonally adjusted basis — demand is strongest in the spring — prices fell 0.3% on the month. That’s the first fall on a seasonally adjusted basis since January 2012.

• Tampa was one of nine cities to show bigger monthly gains in May than in April with its highest gain since August 2013. Minneapolis and New York also had their highest monthly price rise since August 2013, while Charlotte had the highest price gain since April 2013.

• Boston price growth cooled off from a torrid 2.9% in April to 1.1% in May.

• Dallas and Denver hit new peaks, while Detroit is the only city below its January 2000 level.

• The Sun Belt sported seven of the best eight cities on a year-over-year basis.